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America's "Guru of Ganja" Ed Rosenthal

Ed Rosenthal (Guru of Ganja) is recognized worldwide as an authority on marijuana. In his thirty-plus years as a cannabis expert, he has written or edited more than a dozen books about marijuana cultivation and social policy, that cumulatively have sold over one million copies. Rosenthal is a member of the International Cannabinoid Research Society and the Garden Writers Association of America, and has served as an expert witness on marijuana cultivation in federal and state trials.

Rosenthal has also been active in promoting and developing policies of civil regulation for medical marijuana. Since the passage of California's pioneering Prop 215 in 1996, which authorizes medicinal use of marijuana, he has worked with the state's growers, dispensaries, and local governments to standardize and implement the delivery of pharmaceutical grade cannabis to patients.

Ed Rosenthal is a California horticulturist, author, publisher, and Cannabis grower known for his advocacy for the legalization of marijuana. He served as a columnist for High Times Magazine during the 80's and 90's. He was arrested in 2002 for cultivation of cannabis by federal authorities, who do not recognize the authority of states to regulate the use of medical marijuana. He was convicted in Federal Court, and sentenced to one day in jail- with credit for time served. He is currently appealing the ruling. Rosenthal has been active in promoting and developing policies of civil regulation for medicinal marijuana. With the passage of California's pioneering Proposition 215 in 1996, which authorizes medicinal use of marijuana, he worked with the state and local governments to implement the delivery of pharmaceutical grade cannabis to patients with a doctor's recommendation to use marijuana. He is widely known as the publisher of the Big Book of Buds series, Dank: The Quest for the Very Best Marijuana, and the author of books such as the Medical Marijuana Handbook, Mairjuana Grower's Handbook, and Closet Cultivator. He currently writes the "Ask Ed" column, which appears monthly in Cannabis Culture magazine.

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  • mike green Jan 4, 2010 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    I wish you all the best for 2010 I know you can do it! Go 420 MOVEMENT!!!!
  • herb_gardner420 Feb 8, 2009 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    You are the shit!!! I quit reading High Times when I couldn't Ask Ed anymore.

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